I am starting this post as an addition to, and to supplement, the two main Mosin Nagant sites photo galleries on:
ANY and ALL stock markings!!...SPECIFICALLY, stock roundels and cartouches, as well as other stock markings y'all might have on your Mosins (OR, that you remember that OTHER folks have on their Mosins from other posts here on the boards!!!)
I am trying to decipher several stock markings on my own Mosins as well as some other Mosins I have seen here and elsewhere...but, the existing database is actually a little bit lacking...
...so...I am making a formal request:
...Please post ANY and ALL stock markings you can find...(ya know...the ROUND ones!!!!)...
I have seen that stamp on one of my mosins. Always wondered what it was. Mine is on the metal under the rear receiver screw. I think it's on my Finn 91.
Here is a 1917 REM turned into a trainer by the Japanese, and marked with a cartouche which has been translated as Hosei University, and probably rack number. Marked over the orignal Russian REM 1917 cartouche.
Here's another oddball cartouche on a 1917 REM. This wound up as property of a Chinese provincial military school, as evidenced by this partially translated cartouche. Also adapted for knife bayonet. Other side of stock has the Russian cartouche dated 1917.
Here's another oddball cartouche on a 1917 REM. This wound up as property of a Chinese provincial military school, as evidenced by this partially translated cartouche. Also adapted for knife bayonet. Other side of stock has the Russian cartouche dated 1917.
The first two characters are difficult to read, but the last three characters read 'middle school' (中學校). I think it might be a Japanese cartouche, since many MN 91s ended up in Japanese schools and universities for military training.
OK, I'll play-first, a fairly nice cartouche on a 1937 Izhevsk:
Now a couple from 1943 Izhevsks, unfortunately on both of these, the arsenal workers did a fine job of stamping the acceptance mark, but a really sloppy job on the cartouche:
Guess they were more interested in rushing them out the door to fight the Wermacht than in making a nice collectible for me in the future. :laugh:
Cartouche on a Sako '41 straight stocked M39. Original rifle, not reworked. Six thousand serial range. Posted photos of this rifle many moons ago. Member asked if he could use a photo of the marking for a tee shirt. Still waitin' on that.....
Took some new photos tonight, think they are better. Ya' can see the wood color inside the cartouche. Think this is the most artistic and coolest marking on any rifle stock.
Though it wouldn't have applied to your gun (as it was not intended for firing), the stock once housed a barreled action that was load tested. The circle P is a US proof mark.
That is cool plus two. Finnish Remington in a nutwood stock. Auction still runnin'? If it is don't post a link and get trouble. I could find it. Was it a one piece stock?
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